UKIP’s defence spokesman accused the politician he allegedly punched of 'faking' his collapse

UKIP's Hookem described Woolfe's collapse as "pure Hollywood."
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UKIP defence spokesman Mike Hookem has accused Steven Woolfe, a fellow Member of the European Parliament, of faking his collapse following an altercation between the pair.

Both give differing accounts of the story. Woolfe told the Daily Mail that Hookem was "angry" following a tense meeting in which Woolfe admitted he had been considering defecting to the Conservative party.

He said that Hookem "came at me and landed a blow."

Hookem insisted that his colleague's version of events was "a total fabrication."

'"I've got to get legal advice on my position if he carries on like this, stating that I punched him when it's a total fabrication and a pack of lies," Hookem said. "I'm taking advice on what is the next step to stop this man. I don't think he can salvage his leadership bid. This whole thing has shown him to be a liar."